19 Feb 2010, ASEAN
Over 40 local and international non-government organisations operating in the field of disaster management and humanitarian assistance for the ASEAN region gathered in Jakarta last week to give recommendations on how social issues can be factored in disaster risk reduction...
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population ![]() |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone | 1,636 | ||
| Drought | 2,029,350 | ||
| Flood | 1,101,507 | ||
| Landslide | 197,372 | ||
| Earthquake | 11,056,806 | ||
| Tsunami | 5,402,239 | ||
Source of data: 2009 Global Assessment Report |
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| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake* | 2006 | 3,177,923 | |
| Wildfire | 1994 | 3,000,000 | |
| Drought | 1997 | 1,065,000 | |
| Flood | 2006 | 618,486 | |
| Flood | 1996 | 556,000 | |
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Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database Data version: v11.08 *: Including tsunami Data displayed does not imply national endorsement. |
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Officially declared national coordinating multi-sectoral and inter-disciplinary mechanisms for advocacy, coordination, analysis and advice on disaster risk reduction.